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Prosper

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33. Bernie represents the largest single class of voters, hourly working class.

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 10:16 PM

Jan 2020

Bernie is a uniter testified by his very presence now. He is up in the polls by the people most likely inspired by his recognition of their desperate condition. The people forced to live paycheck to paycheck because their jobs were sold overseas and their future is locked in massive trusts and foundations. Organizations that exist to protect billionaire’s money by claiming service to the poor and impoverished forced into those conditions by the trillions of dollars hoarded in those very organizations.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Bernie's Demeanor is to divide not to unite. [View all] Stuart G Jan 2020 OP

There are quite a few people on this board who talk about division HerbChestnut Jan 2020 #1

What a coinkydink! Bernie's much better than Joe at uniting Democrats...around a progressive agenda! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #5

Every once in a while, there is a 1st. I have never been called a...coinkydink...? Stuart G Jan 2020 #11

coinkydink means coincidence. HerbChestnut Jan 2020 #12

Thank You....I learned a new word..."coinkydink" equals coincidence.....and I might add this: Stuart G Jan 2020 #27

I believe it was a Lily Tomlin character (on Laugh In?) who coined this. maddiemom Jan 2020 #55

Exhibit A BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #17

Can you cite a real example? George II Jan 2020 #47

I am in favor of winning, not in favor of division. Winning is the key. Stuart G Jan 2020 #9

Yes, I remember the night McGovern lost PatSeg Jan 2020 #23

You are citing the 1972 election to prove Bernie can't win? Autumn Jan 2020 #111

Joe Biden is a Uniter.. Cha Jan 2020 #21

Why do Biden supporters play such low horse-race games? DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #38

This election is not about policies for goodness sake. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #59

You think Biden will win on "I'm not about policies for goodness sake"??? DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #74

Passing a Public Option would be a huge step forward. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #83

Seriously... you'll never hear that because moderate incrementalism doesn't sell. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #62

Joe Biden is a Uniter.. Cha Jan 2020 #85

How? DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #98

Joe Biden builds coaltitions. Cha Jan 2020 #126

Explain. DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #134

Yeah.. I messed up the word coalitions Cha Jan 2020 #135

I too wold like to know how booley Jan 2020 #112

Agree brutus smith Jan 2020 #131

Yep. He's united 70 percent of Democrats behind other candidates. progressoid Jan 2020 #41

No, those 70% "united" are really splintered among four or five candidates. When a candidate.... George II Jan 2020 #50

So whats your point? By that math Still Sensible Jan 2020 #54

+1000 UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #57

That's always been such a bizarre assertion. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #58

Excellent point!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #63

No, it's a meaningless assertion. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #66

Yes, go Bernie!! He's uniting workin class people...the group that matters MOST in defeatin tRumpy!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #79

It only took 5 posts in this thread to disprove that BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #22

BAM! JoeOtterbein Jan 2020 #39

Tru!!! DaDeacon Jan 2020 #48

"Sanders: "I don't consider myself a Democrat" From 2017." Cha Jan 2020 #137

True. Thank you. NurseJackie Jan 2020 #2

I liked and respected George McGovern. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #3

As did I. BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #60

There were indeed. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #75

Many of them resurfaced in other BlueMTexpat Jan 2020 #107

I continue to have great respect for George McGovern. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #108

If his demeanor is to unite... MontanaMama Jan 2020 #4

KR!!! Cha Jan 2020 #6

It starts with the fact he's not a Democrat bitterross Jan 2020 #7

Fine he's not a member of the party but to spend years bad mouthing it and then you gonna UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #61

I agree with what I believe is your point. bitterross Jan 2020 #76

Dale Carnegie he ain't! justhanginon Jan 2020 #8

correct handmade34 Jan 2020 #10

Every candidate can beat trump. his disapproval rate is historic Kurt V. Jan 2020 #16

not so sure... berksdem Jan 2020 #106

I feel the same... Oldest_Millenial Jan 2020 #18

With a tyrant like Donald Trump in the White House, PatSeg Jan 2020 #24

Uh Yeah... QualTest Jan 2020 #32

This DaDeacon Jan 2020 #53

exactly. that's why 2016 many trump supporters said that they jg10003 Jan 2020 #68

I disagree PatSeg Jan 2020 #72

I hope not, but... Oldest_Millenial Jan 2020 #133

If Trump thought Bernie was going to be PatSeg Jan 2020 #136

When are some Going to Wake UP to the FACT that Cha Jan 2020 #138

you really think they are THAT stupid? Skittles Jan 2020 #46

I think someone is just trying stir the pot PatSeg Jan 2020 #73

I think they are new and don't know they've hit the 3rd rail ;) floppyboo Jan 2020 #101

And very quickly too PatSeg Jan 2020 #105

oh I know Skittles Jan 2020 #113

I suppose we need to get used to it PatSeg Jan 2020 #130

Diviseness is a feature - it is not a bug NYMinute Jan 2020 #13

Not tribal but pragmatic. Doremus Jan 2020 #69

Thank you for proving my point NYMinute Jan 2020 #81

Yes, I painfully remember those election returns coming in 1972 calguy Jan 2020 #14

I also worked for McGovern but I knew he would lose. Everyone jg10003 Jan 2020 #65

This was my first time voting and my first time working on a campaign. calguy Jan 2020 #123

It's true...no other candidate on 'our side' causes this much caustic division. nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #15

This makes me wonder how angry some here would be if it had been Sanders who did this: Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #19

Yep redqueen Jan 2020 #99

yes. Divide those on the right and wrong side of history I'm afraid. :I Kurt V. Jan 2020 #20

Would George Wallace have been better in 1972? David__77 Jan 2020 #25

unite? which candidate has a life long history of attacking the democratic party and its members nt msongs Jan 2020 #26

I saw that first hand at the national convention Gothmog Jan 2020 #28

Well, he isn't going to kiss the fascists asses like some might if that's what you're talking about. yaesu Jan 2020 #29

Thought we were not going to fight amongst ourselves like this. TNNurse Jan 2020 #30

That was a rumor, but... ForEverGlades Jan 2020 #82

Your post has a wierd way of Uniting us Rilgin Jan 2020 #31

Thank you! redqueen Jan 2020 #100

Bernie represents the largest single class of voters, hourly working class. Prosper Jan 2020 #33

I need to say this too..If Bernie is our candidate, I will vote for him...I will vote for any of our Stuart G Jan 2020 #36

+1,000 InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #64

The Bernie bashing on this site never ceases to amaze me... johnnyplankton Jan 2020 #34

Great post Stuart...you are correct. K&R Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #35

It would appear that.... Stellar Jan 2020 #37

Step into the Bernie Bus, take a seat, and go for a ride, StuartG. aikoaiko Jan 2020 #40

I will step into any bus of whoever is our nominee. This original post was not meant to divide. Stuart G Jan 2020 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko Jan 2020 #45

Not actually. But the desperation is showing as his support continues to increase. Tiggeroshii Jan 2020 #43

it would be interesting to chart NJCher Jan 2020 #70

Actually tiredtoo Jan 2020 #44

God forbid gaiadiversity Jan 2020 #51

I agree with you. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2020 #80

Post removed Post removed Jan 2020 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Blues Heron Jan 2020 #67

Sowing division is all Bernie Sanders does. Still In Wisconsin Jan 2020 #52

Ok, I'll bite, divide then add 10-40million. Divide the 1% from the 99%. MasonDreams Jan 2020 #56

AGREE. I am so scared of him and what he has done to our party. EveHammond13 Jan 2020 #71

K&R - Bernie is a Left Version of Ted Cruz TomCADem Jan 2020 #77

Opinions differ krkaufman Jan 2020 #78

I remember a guy with a much nicer demeanor romachrome Jan 2020 #84

No.. george w bush is a fuckING IDIOT. Cha Jan 2020 #86

Worse than an idiot. romachrome Jan 2020 #87

If Bernie could just slow down on giving everybody everything for nothing... pbmus Jan 2020 #88

Anyone who dares speak the truth could be seen as a divider by those protecting the status quo... polichick Jan 2020 #89

+++ JudyM Jan 2020 #97

Someone talk me down. I'm freaking out. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #90

Yep.. "he's still wrong". Cha Jan 2020 #91

Nina Turner made a big push for Bernie in the South. I was reading comments on Twitter. Not good. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #94

Typical gaslighting Kentonio Jan 2020 #92

Nope.. Not "gaslighting". Cha Jan 2020 #95

He isn't the most progressive senator in America. betsuni Jan 2020 #96

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #93

Klobuchar would unite us, too, and she has the track record to show it. Dietz Jan 2020 #102

Absolutely--- didn't your parents tell you to always watch the quiet ones in the back... TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #120

Yup, 5 years. And you are talking about his chosen campaigning style through his demeanor, R B Garr Jan 2020 #103

I disagree, I think Bernie has the ability to unite not just progressives but people outside too. DanTex Jan 2020 #104

The angst is high because Bernie is attracting white male voters now. Not because he's pandering Autumn Jan 2020 #110

"Look at how Bernie has divided us?" That's your proof? Here's my proof Bernie is a uniter. Autumn Jan 2020 #109

Slogans are just that. The polling that's been done asking Dems who they think can best highplainsdem Jan 2020 #114

Talk about a slogan being just that."Look how Bernie has divided us". Now there's a desperate one. Autumn Jan 2020 #116

What the OP is saying is an observation, and a correct one. That slogan is Bernie's slogan. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #119

And saying Bernie is divisive does not prove he is divisive. . nt Autumn Jan 2020 #124

Look, when the NY Times is willing to back Warren even with her leftwing policies, but calls highplainsdem Jan 2020 #128

Oh, and remember Sanders surrogate AOC complaining that the Democratic Party is too big a tent. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #115

Some centrist and moderates believe their Democratic Party is too big a tent. I see no reason, Autumn Jan 2020 #117

Which other candidates' surrogates have you heard make such statements? highplainsdem Jan 2020 #118

I didn't say any candidates surrogates have said that, I said some centrists and moderates have said Autumn Jan 2020 #121

Who here has said that? highplainsdem Jan 2020 #122

Did I say "here"? No I did not. I said... Autumn Jan 2020 #125

Totally agree! redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #127

We should have a big tent absolutely showblue22 Jan 2020 #129

Yes. betsuni Jan 2020 #132

K Cha Feb 2020 #139